Display stand for soap boxes



March 23 1926.

W. S. JENKINS DISPLAY STAND'FOR SOAP BOXES Filed August 4 1925 INVENTOR'V v ATTORNEY 1' lttler. 23, 1926.

tlhllTED STATES;

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WALTER S. JENKENS, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOB, 'I O COLGATE &COMPANY, GF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION 935 NEW JERSEY.

DISPLAY STAND FOR SOAP BOXES.

Application filed August 4, 1925. Serial No. 48,025.

To all when: it may concern:

lie it known that I, amina S. JENKINS, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing in Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display Stai'idsfor Soap Boxes, of which the following is a specification. 1 i

The object of the present invention is to provider. display stand forboxes of soap or other boxed goods which is readily. collapsible, whichis adapted. to rigidly hold a bot: in forwardly inclined position so asto est display its contents and which is adapted to hold rei'novabledisplay cards in such manner that the cards aid in maintaining therigidity of the stand.

The invention will be understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device showing abox in position thereon;

Figure 2 is a front perspective View of the elements illustrated inFigure 1, display cards being shown in position, two of the latter beingbroken away;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the devlce, and

Figure l is a fragmentary detail view of two of the interlocking crossbar members.

Referring to the drawings it will be noted that my improved standcomprises two units, one unit being formed of two vertical members, 1,1*, an upper cross member 2, and a lower cross member 3. The second unitcomprises two vertical members a, an upper cross member 5 and a lowercross member 6.

Cross member 5 at its centre is formed with a recess 5* in register witha recess 2 formed in cross member 2, so that the two cross bars mayinterlock. Cross bars 3 and 6 are likewise formed with recesses for theinterlocking of the said two members.

It will be noted that the vertical members 1*, 4* are of greater heightthan the vertical members 1, i and that all four of the vertical membersat their top faces are bevelled at a. The bevelled faces a enableconformation of the front vertical members 1, a with the front face ofthe box to be supported, and conformation of the vertical members 1*, 4*with the bottom wall of the box held in forwardly inclined position, asillustrated vided with vertical opposed channels a to receive panels orflat sheets A of metal or cardboard on which may appear suitableadvertising matter, as for example advertising of the product being heldby the stand in display position. It is apparent that the sheets A willaid in maintaining rigidity of the stand by resisting any movement ofthe members 1, 4 toward each other. If desired, means may be providedfor locking the sheets A in place so as to resist any movement of themembers 1, 4 toward each other. However, in actual use of the devicethis is not necessary because the weight and wedging action of the box Bitself will maintain the stand in its proper display position, whilstenabling ready collapse of the stand whenever desired.

When it is desired to collapse the stand, itis necessary merely to raisethe vertical members l, 4* with their connected cross bars 5, 6 so thatthe said cross bars are carried above the orosslbars 2, 3. The units arethen separated and may be swung together for convenient handling orpacking for transportation.

It will be noted that the recesses 2*, 5 are not cut at right angles tothe cross bars, but at an acute angle which enables a greater depth fromfront to rear of the device to correspond with the usual shape of boxesfor soap and other packed goods. However, the recesses may be cut atright angles or any specific angle, relatively to the cross bars, inaccordance with the particular requirements to be met.

It will further be noted that when the two units are assembled they areso interlocked as to resist relative movement of the units in alldirections except movement vertically of that unit which employs crossmembers 5, 6. Such vertical movement is prevented by gravity and alsothe weight of the box B and its contents. Inasmuch as the deviceordinarily will be made of Wood, repeated use and assembly would tend tomake the interlocking connection between the units somewhat loose, butthe display members A will resist relative movement of the units in ahorizontal plane, which movements tend to increase the size of therecesses 2 5 by depression of the wood at :the lateral walls thereof dueto the movement of one cross member upon the other laterally. This asersb h m m s A will. p

larly eilective when they are employed not only at the front of thedevice, but at one or both sidesthereof. By supporting the box inforwardly inclined position the articles therein are advantageouslyexposed to view, which supplements the advertising value of the matterprinted upon the panels A. It a different article is displayed the panelA may readily be moved upwardly and out of the channels a to be replacedby appropriate sheets.

Having described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is as follows:

1. A display stand comprising two units, each unit embodying twovertical bars, one bar of each unit being longer than the second bar,and upper and lower cross mem hers, the cross members of one unit beingdisposed above adjacent cross members of the second unit, and the saidadjacent cross membe 5 being adapted to interlock so as to rigidlyconnect the units, and the units being disconnected by moving onelongitudinally relatively to the other whereupon one unit may be swungon its longitudinal axis to lie with its vertical bars in contact withthe like bars of the second unit.

:4. A display stand adapted to support a soap box or the like,comprising two units, each embodying two vertical bars and upper andlower cross members, a cross member of one unit being adapted tointerlock with a corresponding cross member of the second unit, so thatthe units may be'rigidly connected or separated at will, a vertical barof one unit being formed with a longitudinal channel, and a vertical barof the second unit being formed with a like channel, and a sheet orpanel removably fitted within said channel.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

-WAL'IER S. JENKINS.

